Germany Reels from Flood ‘Catastrophe’; Insurers Expect Costly Claims for 2021 July 16, 2021 By Stefan Nicola and Birgit Jennen Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged swift help backed by “all the power of the state” for people affected by devastating flooding...
EU Begins to Tackle Cyber Warfare with Targeted Sanctions July 31, 2020 By Natalia Drozdiak, Birgit Jennen and Nikos Chrysoloras Taking a firm geopolitical stand, the European Union imposed sanctions on targeted individuals and entities from Russia, China and North...
UK, EU Officials Drop October Deadline for Brexit Divorce Deal: Sources August 29, 2018 By Tim Ross, Ian Wishart and Birgit Jennen The UK and the European Union still say in public they want a Brexit deal wrapped up in the next...
Allianz Plans $1.16B Share Buyback Amid Abundance of Capital July 3, 2018 By Birgit Jennen Allianz SE plans to buy back as much as 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) of its shares amid an abundance...
Germany Moves Toward U.S.-Style Class-Actions, Benefiting VW Diesel Car Litigants June 15, 2018 By Birgit Jennen and Karin Matussek Germany will allow interest groups to sue on behalf of consumers, taking a tentative step toward U.S.-style class-action lawsuits in...
Formal Brexit Talks Likely to Be Triggered in April 2017: UK Officials August 19, 2016 By Birgit Jennen and Svenja O'Donnell Prime Minister Theresa May’s team is still leaning toward the first part of 2017 as the best moment to trigger...